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It is with great sadness that the NATO Archives mourns the passing of Nancy Hatch Dupree, the internationally renowned archivist and historian affectionately known as “the Grandmother of Kabul” who left this world on 10 September 2017. For over half a century, Nancy Dupree’s efforts to preserve the history and cultural heritage of Afghanistan ultimately led her to the creation and stewardship of an archival center at Kabul University that houses over 60,000 Afghan documents and artifacts.

The end of 2016 saw the NATO Archives fully implicated with events commemorating the 60th anniversary of one of the most important texts in the history of the Alliance. Approved by the North Atlantic Council on 13 December 1956, the Report on Non-Military Cooperation in NATO is a landmark document whose principle recommendations laid the foundation for NATO’s evolution toward increased political consultation amongst its Allies.

At the request of the Hungarian Delegation to NATO, the NATO Archives published a softbound collection of publicly disclosed NATO documents to help support the commemoration ceremony for the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 held today at NATO HQ. The publication, titled “NATO and the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956”, showcases documents dating from 1956-1959 to present the story of NATO’s reactions and responses to the dramatic events that were unfolding in Hungary.